Wales v France in numbers

The countries have met on 84 occasions – Wales lead the series 42-39, with three draws.

The countries have met on 84 occasions – Wales lead the series 42-39, with three draws.

* Wales' record win was a 49-14 success in 1910, while France boast a best of 51-0 at Wembley (1998).

* France's landslide win 10 years ago remains' Wales heaviest defeat against any opponent in Five or Six Nations history.

* Wales beat France in Cardiff exactly 30 years ago to win a Five Nations Grand Slam.

* A Wales victory will guarantee their 10th Grand Slam – 100 years after their first clean sweep.

* France must win by a minimum 20-point margin to guarantee the Six Nations title.

* Wales have never beaten France in Cardiff during Six Nations history, losing all four previous meetings.

* Wing Shane Williams needs one touchdown to overtake Gareth Thomas' mark of 40 as Wales' all-time leading Test try scorer.

* Lock Ian Gough will lead out the Wales team to mark his 50th Test cap. Prop Duncan Jones will join the half-century club if he appears from the bench.

* If Stephen Jones comes off the bench, he will become only the seventh Wales player to reach 70 caps, following Gareth Thomas, Colin Charvis, Gareth Llewellyn, Neil Jenkins, Martyn Williams and Ieuan Evans.

* The game will be controlled by South African Marius Jonker, an inexperienced official in Test match terms.